Chicago Bay

Chicago Bay: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this beach: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Chicago Bay

Season: October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Chicago Bay — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 47.83764, -89.96388. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Chicago Bay

• Farquhar Peak · viewpoint · Cook · ~7 km · Must-see
• Judge C. R. Magney State Park · sanctuary · Cook · ~9 km · Must-see
• Grand Portage National Monument · sanctuary · Cook · ~28 km · Must-see
• Pincushion Mountain · viewpoint · Cook · ~31 km · Must-see
• Devils Track Falls State Wayside · waterfall · Cook · ~32 km · Must-see
• Point 2210 · viewpoint · Cook · ~33 km · Must-see
• Mount Josephine · viewpoint · Cook · ~35 km · Must-see
• Grand Marais Lighthouse · sanctuary · Minnesota · ~37 km · Must-see
• Grand Portage State Park · sanctuary · Wisconsin · ~41 km · Must-see
• Pigeon River Provincial Park · sanctuary · Wisconsin · ~43 km · Must-see
• Mountain Lake · lake · Cook · ~45 km · Must-see
• Lima Mountain · viewpoint · Cook · ~46 km · Must-see
• Clearwater Lake · lake · Cook · ~47 km · Must-see
• Abita Lake · lake · Cook · ~47 km · Must-see
• Border Route Trail · trek · Cook · ~48 km · Must-see
• Flour Lake · lake · Cook · ~49 km · Must-see
• La Verendrye Provincial Park · sanctuary · Minnesota · ~52 km · Must-see
• Whitefish Lake · lake · Northwestern Ontario · ~53 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Chicago Bay

Other beaches & coast near Chicago Bay

• Little Trout Bay · beach · Northwestern Ontario · ~57 km · Must-see
• PS Cumberland · beach · Michigan · ~60 km · Must-see
• Gull Island Lighthouse · beach · Ashland · ~137 km · Must-see
• Agate Beach · beach · Houghton · ~148 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Bay · beach · Minnesota · ~3 km
• Alden's Beach · beach · Cook · ~6 km
• Paradise Beach · beach · Cook · ~11 km
• Lake Walk · beach · Cook · ~15 km
• Grand Portage Bay · beach · Minnesota · ~32 km
• Old Shore Beach · beach · Minnesota · ~35 km

All beaches & coast in Minnesota

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